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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:1-17
The gospel of Matthew begins by giving the family genealogy of Jesus. But what could be so important about a family tree? God made His covenant promise with Abraham, who would be the father of a great nation and a blessing to all people. From that nation God promised to send the Messiah through the family line of David, bringing hope and salvation to the world. Matthew uses this genealogy to point out that Jesus was born into this family tree because He is the fulfillment of those promises made centuries earlier. But just as important is the fact that the promised Messiah, Jesus, has brought us into His family tree through His death on the cross. Through His life, death, and resurrection, we have been made children of God. We receive all the promises and blessings of being adopted into His family.
Prayer:
The gospel of Matthew begins by giving the family genealogy of Jesus. But what could be so important about a family tree? God made His covenant promise with Abraham, who would be the father of a great nation and a blessing to all people. From that nation God promised to send the Messiah through the family line of David, bringing hope and salvation to the world. Matthew uses this genealogy to point out that Jesus was born into this family tree because He is the fulfillment of those promises made centuries earlier. But just as important is the fact that the promised Messiah, Jesus, has brought us into His family tree through His death on the cross. Through His life, death, and resurrection, we have been made children of God. We receive all the promises and blessings of being adopted into His family.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your Son, and for bringing us into Your family through His death on the cross. Amen
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